Protecting Schools and Hospitals from Natural Hazards

Protecting Schools and Hospitals from Natural Hazards

Evidence from past events in the East Asia and Pacific Region demonstrates that such critical infrastructure as health and educational facilities is heavily exposed to natural disasters. In Myanmar in 2008, Cyclone Nargis damaged or destroyed nearl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferrucci, Matteo
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
BUILDING CODE
BUILDING CODES
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
DAMAGES
DATES
DISASTER
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER MITIGATION
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RISK
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
DISASTER SIMULATIONS
EARLY WARNING
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
EARTHQUAKE
EMERGENCIES
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
EVACUATION
EXTREME EVENT
EXTREME EVENTS
FAULT LINES
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FIRE
FIRST AID
HEALTH CARE
HOSPITALS
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION
IRON
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL HAZARD
NATURAL HAZARDS
POST DISASTER ACTIVITIES
QUALITY CONTROL
RELIEF
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAFETY
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
SAFETY MEASURES
SCREENING
STEEL
TYPHOON
WARNING SYSTEMS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/13317126/protecting-schools-hospitals-natural-hazards
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10120

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/13317126/protecting-schools-hospitals-natural-hazards
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10120

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